Melbourne Symphony Orchestra announces its 2020 season
A multi-maestro line-up features seven new works by Australian composers and a Beethoven project to address climate change.
August 7, 2019
Pinchgut Opera to present Australian premiere of Charpentier’s Médée
The 2020 season also includes Handel's Rinaldo plus concerts of Charpentier, Purcell, Monteverdi and Gabrieli.
August 2, 2019
Review: Moulin Rouge! (Global Creatures, Broadway)
As a musical, Baz Luhrmann's classic looks a surefire hit. Grab a ticket while you can can can!
July 26, 2019
Leonard Weiss wins award to study with Marin Alsop
The Canberra rising star conductor will continue his musical journey at the Peabody Institute in Baltimore.
July 25, 2019
Daniel Hyde: The new pair of hands sculpting the sound of King’s
Ahead of its Musica Viva tour, the new King's College Choir director talks about filling sizeable shoes.
July 10, 2019
Review: Hamilton (Richard Rodgers Theatre, Broadway)
Does hip-hop US history musical live up to the hype? And then some.
June 13, 2019
The multiple musical worlds of Rupert Boyd
For the ex-pat guitarist, it's a case of Boyd meets girl, has baby, founds concert series and tours Australia.
June 5, 2019
Thierry Fischer: Standing up for Saint-Saëns
The Utah Symphony's Music Director is a fan of the prodigious yet underrated French polymath.
May 26, 2019
Review: The Australian Ballet (Joyce Theater, New York)
The Australian Ballet shines in work old and new, plus a sassy Mao-inspired world premiere.
May 15, 2019
Review: Cornucopia (Björk, The Shed)
The Icelandic songsmith's latest, sprawling, multimedia extravaganza is a cornucopia indeed.
May 11, 2019
Review: Thea Musgrave: Phoenix Rising (William Boughton)
One phoenix, two lovelorn singers, and a slippery tuba as Nessie come together at the hands of a fine Scottish composer.
May 2, 2019
Review: Scott Wollschleger: American Dream (Bearthoven)
Sex toys and silence aid Wollschleger's fractured commentary on our dystopian world.
May 2, 2019
Review: Ink (Manhattan Theatre Club, Broadway)
Gripping new play revels in the grubby origins of Murdoch's endless race to the bottom.
April 25, 2019